Palca District, Lampa

District in Puno, Peru

Palca P'allqa
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Lampa
Founded	October 25, 1901
Capital	Palca
Government
• Mayor	Andres Vilca Mamani
Area
• Total	483.96 km² (186.86 sq mi)
Elevation	4,020 m (13,190 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	2,105
• Density	4.3/km² (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210706

Palca District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.^[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[2]

Hatun Pastu
Luntu Luntuni
Pariwana
Pirwani
Qillqa
Saywa
Wankarani
Waykira
Wira Apachita
Wisa Wisa
Yanawara (Palca-Paratía)
Yanawara (Paratía)
Yaritayuq

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)